{"id":27055,"date":"2024-05-13T14:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/?p=27055"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:29:32","slug":"innovationsfoerderung-femtech-weiter-im-hoch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/en\/management\/2024-05-13\/innovationsfoerderung-femtech-weiter-im-hoch\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation funding: FemTech continues to grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young FemTech companies can find financial and advisory support at Tech4Eva (symbolic image; Christina @ wocintechchat.com \/ Unsplash.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the fourth edition of the only FemTech acceleration program for start-ups<\/a> In Switzerland, 189 companies from 45 countries applied - a new record and almost 29% more than in the previous year. Of the innovative companies offering solutions for women's health, 17 participants from eleven countries were selected.<\/p>\n

FemTech: Increasing importance<\/h3>\n

\"We are very proud to be co-hosting the fourth edition of Tech4Eva. The importance of the FemTech sector is growing, but in many areas women's health is still underestimated or under-researched,\" explains J\u00e9r\u00f4me Mari\u00e9thoz, Head of Health and Pensions Private Clients at Groupe Mutuel. \"By partnering with more and more of these innovative companies, we are underlining our commitment to creating added value for our customers and raising awareness of the issue.\"<\/p>\n

Participating companies follow the equity-free program for six months and are closely supported by over 40 mentors who help them develop their business plan and go-to-market strategy and meet investors. They also become part of the growing Tech4Eva FemTech community. \"This year, we have chosen to support more mature high-tech FemTech start-ups from developed healthcare systems, drawing on the extensive business network and industrial expertise of the EPFL Innovation Park. We encourage more forward-thinking companies and foundations to join our initiative as partners to support numerous high-potential projects from countries in the Global South to make a global impact on healthcare,\" says Lan Zuo Gillet, Director of Tech4Eva and Deputy Managing Director of EPFL Innovation Park.<\/p>\n

Two Swiss start-ups - and a premiere<\/h3>\n

This year's participants will present solutions for general women's health, reproductive medicine, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause and menstruation. Two of them are from Switzerland, both of whom work in the field of oncology\/prevention for women:<\/p>\n